Sonia S. Hassan — Endo Lab

review 2026

The endometrium heals without fibrosis after menstruation: implications for uterine healing after cesarean delivery

Journal of perinatal medicine ·doi:10.1515/jpm-2026-0352

BACKGROUND: The human endometrium undergoes repeated cycles of bleeding, inflammation, tissue breakdown, and repair. Unlike most adult tissues, which heal through fibrosis, the endometrium restores its architecture and function after menstr…

lab-animal 2018

Estrogen receptor alpha isoform ERdelta7 in myometrium modulates uterine quiescence during pregnancy

EBioMedicine ·doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.038

BACKGROUND: Circulating estrogen (E2) levels are high throughout pregnancy and increase towards term, however its local tissue specific actions vary across gestation. For example, myometrial E2 regulated uterotonic action is disabled until …

observational 2015

Dynamic Changes in the Myometrium during the Third Stage of Labor, Evaluated Using Two-Dimensional Ultrasound, in Women with Normal and Abnormal Third Stage of Labor and in Women with Obstetric Complications

Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000370001

OBJECTIVE: To investigate dynamic changes in myometrial thickness during the third stage of labor. METHODS: Myometrial thickness was measured using ultrasound at one-minute time intervals during the third stage of labor in the mid-region o…

observational 2008

CXCL6 (granulocyte chemotactic protein-2): a novel chemokine involved in the innate immune response of the amniotic cavity

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00620.x

PROBLEM: CXCL6 is a potent pro-inflammatory neutrophil chemoattractant and activator whose activity during pregnancy is not well-established. The purpose of this study was to determine if CXCL6 is present in amniotic fluid (AF) and if CXCL6…